Sidestep

about

description

<p>Android app that intercepts social media URLs and redirects them to alternative frontends while removing tracking parameters. No apps or accounts needed to access the content shared with you.</p> <p><b>Alternative Frontends</b></p> <p>Bypass closed ecosystems and access a more open internet - with a less cluttered web experience. Sidestep supports several major platforms with configurable alternatives:</p> <ul> <li>Twitter/X → Nitter</li> <li>Reddit → Redlib</li> <li>YouTube → Invidious, Piped</li> <li>Google Maps → OpenStreetMap</li> <li>IMDb → LibreMDB</li> <li>Medium → Scribe</li> <li>Wikipedia → Wikiless</li> <li>Goodreads → BiblioReads</li> <li>Genius → Dumb, Intellectual</li> <li>Tumblr → Priviblur</li> <li>UrbanDictionary → RuralDictionary</li> <li>Imgur → Rimgo</li> <li>GitHub → GotHub</li> <li>StackOverflow → AnonymousOverflow</li> </ul> <p><b>Flexible Configuration &amp; Smart URL Cleaning</b></p> <p>Automatically removes tracking parameters from all URLs:</p> <ul> <li>UTM parameters (utm_source, utm_medium, etc.)</li> <li>Platform-specific trackers (Twitter s/t, YouTube si, Instagram igsh)</li> <li>E-commerce tracking (Amazon, affiliate links)</li> <li>Analytics parameters</li> </ul> <p>Granular control over how URLs are processed:</p> <ul> <li>Unshorten URLs: Automatically resolves shortened links (bit.ly, t.co, etc.)</li> <li>Remove Tracking: Strip analytics and tracking parameters</li> <li>Immediate Navigation: Automatically open the processed URL in your browser</li> <li>Clean Only Mode: Remove tracking without redirecting</li> <li>Clean &amp; Sidestep Mode: Remove tracking AND redirect to alternative frontend</li> <li>Custom Redirects: Add your own domain mappings</li> <li>Instance Picker: Fetch live, healthy instances sorted by uptime</li> </ul> <p><b>Tracking-proof</b></p> <ul> <li>Previews fetched via DuckDuckGo (optional)</li> <li>No Data Collection: Zero analytics, zero tracking</li> <li>Local Processing: All URL cleaning happens on-device</li> </ul>

publisher

78ce6faa72264387284e647ba6938995735ec8c7d5c5a65737e55130f026307d

first seen

2026-10-09T00:43:50.212481+00:00

last event

2026-09-02 04:08 UTC

install

zapstore.dev or any Zapstore-compatible client

source & build

repository

https://github.com/blankdotdev/sidestep

arch flags

android-arm64-v8a

manifest

missing

releases (kind 30063)

1 release indexed; latest 1.2.7.

assets & verification

Every app, release and asset event is schnorr-verified (NIP-01 id + signature) before it enters the catalog, and assets are content-addressed by sha256. We subscribe read-only to the catalog relay — never write to it.

1.2.7 — app-release.apk

sha256

3f9be47be031b7b5728f7f465a787c54cc8c4a48c230c9f848cbae5460e28f26

size

2.4 MB

archs

android-arm64-v8a

version code

19

apk cert sha256

d5699817ccce5ff60b8c4b1afaa7e8a861e3a6eac0bf40c6fcea210efc574056

download

app-release.apk

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